“All of Us, We All Are Arameans”

If you would like to download a copy of my new novella-length essay, “All of Us, We All Are Arameans,” which Ploughshares just published as part of its Ploughshares Solos series, here is the link: “All of Us, We All Are Arameans”. I wish I...

Websites featuring Breaking and Entering

You know, a lot of newspapers may have gone bankrupt or stopped printing book reviews, but think of all the book-lovers’ websites that never used to exist. These sites reach thousands–and sometimes tens of thousands–of readers. How is that not good...

Civil Rights in Israel

Here’s a link to an essay I wrote about a truly upsetting incident that happened when I was visiting Israel last summer. (Might I add that I am very proud of the multitalented Sam Apple, who once, long ago, was my student here in Ann Arbor and now is a wonderful...

Grub Street National Book Prize

I still can’t believe it–Breaking and Entering just won the Grub Street National Book Prize. I’m a huge fan of Margot Livesey, who judged the award, and this means I’ll get to visit all my friends in Boston when I give a reading and a craft...